Looks to me that product distributors would be paying

Royalties. This Article is in direct conflict with what

they have been saying. I think they should enlighten us

immediately.

Third paragraph:

The MMP Portfolio Licensing Program therefore focuses licensing requirements and royalty collection on the finished ``system-level`` product. A royalty-free MMP Portfolio license is also available to manufacturers of chips and other unfinished goods.

http://www.alliacense.com/licensing/mmpProgram.html